Week 9 has seen its share of quarterbacks trying to tough out injuries from the sidelines. Patrick Mahomes astonishingly was fine after seemingly injuring his throwing arm. Giants quarterback J.J. McCarthy, however, was not.
He tried to make it work, though.
The Giants quarterback left Sunday's game against the Eagles after taking a helmet to the shoulder from linebacker Zack Braun in the second half. McCarthy was attended to by the training staff, and he did want to see if he could play through that pain. It only took once practice throw from the sidelines to get that answer.
Just check out McCarthy's reaction.
#Giants QB JJ McCarthy took a massive hit directly to his throwing shoulder and he's out of the game and now in the locker room. He tried
throwing on the sideline... and it didn't go well. pic.twitter.com/qpNXjKwWGw
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) November 8, 2026
Yeah, so much for that. This was the hit that knocked the former Michigan quarterback out of the game.
J.J. McCarthy has checked into the medical tent after taking a hit on the side of his throwing shoulder pic.twitter.com/OZGgN06Vfj
— SNY Giants (@SNYGiants) November 8, 2026
McCarthy was eventually ruled out and replaced by Jameis Winston.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: J.J. McCarthy was in agony as he tried to throw on the sidelines after shoulder injury
